HMS Birmingham was a member of the first group of five ships of the Town class light cruisers.
Birmingham in 1943
Ship's badge in the National Maritime Museum
Field Marshal Montgomery saluting from his car while passing down a quayside lined with a Royal Marine Guard of honour from Birmingham. The Field Marshal had just landed at Copenhagen, Denmark following its liberation by British forces. Birmingham is moored to the quayside and her crew line the decks
Town-class cruiser (1936)
The Town class consisted of 10 light cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. The Towns were designed within the constraints of the London Naval Treaty of 1930. The ships were built in the sub-classes, Southampton, Gloucester and Edinburgh, each sub-class adding more weaponry.
Liverpool in 1942
Mk XXII turret with rounded contours mounted on the Southampton sub-class
Mk XXIII turret with squared-off contours mounted on the Edinburgh sub-class
HMS Belfast moored by Tower Bridge